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Florida Considers Changing Rules About How Schools Must Offer Recess to Students

Christian Casale

Parent’s View: School Choice Could Help Texas Families, Just Like It Helped Mine

Alicia Giordano

TikTok’s Star Teacher: Florida Educator’s Videos Streamed 4 Million Times

Sierra Lyons

Chiefs Out in Half of Districts Where Moms for Liberty Flipped Boards Last Year

Linda Jacobson

Tutoring’s New Game: Better Academic Results Yield Bigger Payoffs for Providers

Linda Jacobson

FBI and IRS Raid Local Teachers Union Headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida

Mike Antonucci

Hit the Snooze Button: States Debate Later High School Start Times

Elaine S. Povich

New Data: School Shootings Surge to a Record High — Two Years in a Row

Mark Keierleber

Restricting College Tenure Could Hurt Economies in Texas and Elsewhere, Many Warn

Stephen Elliott

In Florida, Entrepreneurial Teachers & Parents Are Launching Their Own Schools

Kerry McDonald

Government Withholding Funds for School Archery, Hunting Education Classes

Mitch Perry

Profs, Students, Sue Over Free Speech, Academic Freedom at New College of Florida

Michael Moline

Open Invitation to Florida and Texas Teachers: Come to Illinois. We Trust You

Tony Sanders

As Back-to-School Costs Soar, More Parents & Teachers Turn to Charities for Help

Sierra Lyons

Public School Students Set to Start Classes in Florida Amid Rise in COVID Cases

Jackie Llanos

10 Cool & Powerful Ways to Inspire Teens to Self-Start, Learn in the Real World

Beth Fertig & Edward Montalvo

VP Harris Slams FL’s Rewriting of Black History Standards; ‘What Is Going On?’

Jackie Llanos

‘Please Table This Rule’: Inside Florida’s Fight Over African American History

Jackie Llanos

Educational Redlining, Rezoning and the Bitter Politics of School Closures

Tim DeRoche

Parkland Officer’s Acquittal Raises Questions About School Cops’ Duty to Protect

Mark Keierleber

At Its Annual Convention, NEA Didn’t Practice What It Preaches about Democracy

Mike Antonucci

Citing ‘Hostile Actions,’ an Ed Group is Latest to Pull Convention From Florida

Mitch Perry

More States Using Taxpayer Dollars to Help Families Pay For Private School

Elaine S. Povich

After Contentious Vote, Hebrew Charter Founder Eyes Jewish School in Oklahoma

Linda Jacobson

Former Parkland Principal Calls For Wellness Centers in Every School

Mark Keierleber

Rhode Island Gov. McKee Calling on Textbook Companies to Resist Censorship

Kevin G. Andrade

How One Florida Mom Built a School, Just for Her Son

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

Angry at DeSantis, Fla. Students Take to the Streets — and Take a Banned Lesson

Beth Hawkins

Florida High School’s ‘Parent University’ Helps Navigate Learning Recovery

Joshua Bay

How One Florida Mom Built a School, Just for Her Son

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao

Are Partisan School Board Races Good or Bad? Legislation Goes to Florida Senate for Consideration

Danielle J. Brown

As Book Banning Becomes More Popular, Experts Say Some Libraries Will Just Close

Elaine S. Povich

The Mis-Education of Black Students: Teaching the Truth in a Time of Oppression

Sharif El-Mekki

Florida Just Became the Nation’s Biggest School Choice Laboratory

Kevin Mahnken

Why Republicans in Florida Are Proposing Move to Partisan School Boards

Danielle J. Brown

Florida Lawmakers Propose Later School Start Time So Kids Can Get Much-Needed Sleep

Danielle J. Brown

Florida School Choice Bill Has a Hidden Reform: Part-Time Enrollment

Kevin Mahnken

‘It’s Erasing History’: Daryl Scott on Black Studies and the AP Clash in Florida

Kevin Mahnken

Feds Award Near $10 Million to Fund Mental Health Services in FL Schools

Danielle J. Brown

How Teachers Can Shield Students from Harm as Debates Rage over Race and Gender

Julia Kaufman

Hundreds March on Florida Capitol Over AP African American Studies Curriculum

Danielle J. Brown

DeSantis’s Attack on AP, SAT & College Board Creates Uncertain Future for FL High Schoolers

Danielle J. Brown

5 Years After Parkland, Police Still Lack Procedures on Stopping Mass Shooters

Mark Keierleber

Survey: More Than Half of LGBTQ Florida Parents Are Thinking About Moving

Beth Hawkins

DeSantis Eyes $200 Million Raise for Florida Teachers; Educators Say Not Enough

Danielle J. Brown

Schools’ New Normal: Teacher Shortages, Repeat Meals, Late Buses, Canceled Classes

Marianna McMurdock, Joshua Bay & Meghan Gallagher

School Choice Works in Rural America — Just Take a Look at Florida

Ron Matus

Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Govs Push for ‘Education Savings Accounts’

Linda Jacobson

Training For Public School Librarians Could Mean More Book Bans and Censorship

Danielle J. Brown

Report: Half of Largest School Districts Changed Leaders Since Pandemic

Linda Jacobson

Both Sides Claim Victory on Education, but No Clear Lessons from Midterms

Mike Antonucci

DeSantis Solidifies Control of FL Ed Policy With Pickup of 6 School Board Seats

Linda Jacobson

Gov. Ron DeSantis, Who Leveraged Parent Outrage Over Schools, Wins Big in FL

Mark Keierleber

More Than Month After Ian: Southwest FL Schools Still Struggling, Adapting After Hurricane Damage

Danielle J. Brown

Some 1,400 Florida Schools Receive $200 Million in ‘School Recognition’ Funds

Danielle J. Brown

WATCH — Jurors Recommend Life Sentence for Parkland Gunman Who Killed 17

The 74

‘Until Further Notice’: 5 Districts Still Closed After Ian, Disrupting FL’s Ed System

Danielle J. Brown

Video — Florida Teen Invents World’s First Sustainable Electric Vehicle Motor

Jim Fields

Touting Education Record, DeSantis Outlines Agenda for Beating the ‘Elites’

Linda Jacobson

New Year, New Fear: Students Return to Schools with Beefed-Up Security Post-Uvalde

Mark Keierleber

Former COVID Data Whistleblower, Now Congressional Candidate With Bold K-12 Plan

Asher Lehrer-Small

DeSantis-Backed Candidates Rack Up School Board Wins Across Florida

Linda Jacobson

Principals Traumatized by School Shootings Release Guide to Recovery

Mark Keierleber

Fewer Than Half of Florida Students Passed Key Math Exam; Only 1 in 5 Proficient

Danielle J. Brown

ACLU-Backed Lawsuit Charges Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Law Is Unconstitutional

Asher Lehrer-Small

Fewer than Half of Florida 5th Graders Passed State Science Exam

Danielle J. Brown

Schools Brace For Monkeypox Outbreak With Little Guidance to Guide Response

Danielle J. Brown

Fl. Congressman Crist Goes After DeSantis’ School System; Launches Platform

Danielle J. Brown

New ‘Civics Career Academies’ for FL Teens Raise Questions About Curriculum and Money

Danielle J. Brown

DeSantis Calls on Conservative Moms at National Summit to Fight ‘Leftist’ Agenda

Laura Cassels

‘Long Road to Recovery’: Math, Reading Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Linda Jacobson

Florida’s New Civics Ed Training Igniting Questions of Religious Indoctrination

Danielle J. Brown

Educator’s View: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rules Don’t Have to Silence Teachers

Byron Flitsch

LGBTQ Teachers Face Discrimination, Hate — and Their Own Fears

Ferial Pearson

Uvalde School Police Chief Placed on Leave

Mark Keierleber

Ohio Teachers May Soon Carry Guns. Among Experts’ Safety Concerns: Racial Bias

Asher Lehrer-Small

After Uvalde Shooting, Parkland Survivors Head Up Huge Gun Safety Rally — Again

Mark Keierleber

Florida, Critical Race Theory and the Future of Textbooks

Morgan Polikoff

Florida’s Alarming Reading Scores: Third-Grade Test Shows Only 1 in 4 Proficient

Danielle J. Brown

Policy Changes Regarding Opioid Overdoses and Seizures Coming to FL Schools

Danielle J. Brown

Survey: Nearly ½ of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide in the Last Year

Mark Keierleber

Half of States Set to Ban Abortion Have No Sex Ed Requirements

Asher Lehrer-Small

Teachers Using Handcuffs & Zip-Ties on Students? New Law to Ban Extreme Measures

Danielle J. Brown

Exclusive: Large Districts Losing Students; Boom Towns, Virtual Schools Growing

Linda Jacobson

Experts Call FL’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Bill ‘Flatly Unconstitutional’

Greg Toppo

DeSantis Approves Boost to Parental Input on School Library Books; Critics Fear Bans

Danielle J. Brown

Feds Set Aside Financial Resources for HBCUs Affected by Bomb Threats, Including Florida Private Universities

Isaac Morgan

Florida House Wants $200 Million to 'Reward' Schools Following DeSantis on Masks

Danielle J. Brown

Principal's View: Creating Schools With the Workplace in Mind

Michael Meechin

Florida Passes 'Don’t Say Gay' Bill: Inside the Senate Vote & National Backlash

Danielle J. Brown

Republican Senator Wanted to Soften So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill; His Colleagues Didn’t Want To

Danielle J. Brown

Florida House Docks $200 Million From School Districts Over COVID Mask Rules

Danielle J. Brown

Is Florida GOP Censoring Education Under Guise of 'Individual Freedom'?

Danielle J. Brown

Censorship & Fear Forcing Educators to Pull Books From Florida School Libraries

Danielle J. Brown

Florida Law Would Whitewash Conversations About Race & Gender, Advocates Warn

Danielle J. Brown

Inside FLA.'S K-5 Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Program

Cherie Benjoseph

Lawmakers May Censor Talk of Race, Gender in FL Schools, Workplaces

Danielle J. Brown

Black Student Enrollment Is Up in FL Schools of Choice — & So Is Achievement

Denisha Merriweather

Feds to Send Florida $86.9M for School Meals Amid Supply-Chain Challenges

Laura Cassels

State Leaders Look to Restrict How Teachers and Employers Can Talk About Race

Danielle J. Brown
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